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{{short description|Experimental band from Santa Cruz, California}}
{{short description|American experimental band}}
{{Infobox musical artist
{{Infobox musical artist
| name = Estradasphere
| name = Estradasphere
| image = Estradasphere.jpg
| image = Estradasphere.jpg
| caption = Estradasphere performing in 2007.
| caption = Estradasphere performing in 2007
| background = group_or_band
| years_active = 1998–2008
| years_active = 1998–2008
| origin = [[Santa Cruz, California]], United States<br />[[Seattle, Washington]], United States (now)
| origin = [[Santa Cruz, California]], United States<br />[[Seattle, Washington]], United States (now)
| genre = [[Experimental music]]<br />[[Experimental rock]]
| genre = [[Experimental rock]]<br />[[Experimental metal]]
| label = [[The End Records|The End]]<br />[[Mimicry Records|Mimicry]]
| label = {{hlist|[[The End Records|The End]]|[[Mimicry Records|Mimicry]]}}
|associated_acts = [[Secret Chiefs 3]]<br />[[God of Shamisen]]<br />[[Fishtank Ensemble]]<br />ThanatoSchizO<br />[[Orange Tulip Conspiracy]]<br />[[Atomic Ape]]
|associated_acts = {{hlist|[[Secret Chiefs 3]]|[[God of Shamisen]]|[[Fishtank Ensemble]]|ThanatoSchizO|[[Orange Tulip Conspiracy]]|[[Atomic Ape]]}}
| website = [http://www.estradasphere.com/ Official website]
| current_members =
| current_members =
| past_members = [[#Band members|Band members]]
| past_members = [[#Band members|Band members]]
}}
}}

'''Estradasphere''' was an [[Experimental music|experimental]] band that originated in [[Santa Cruz, California]], during the late 1990s. The band, which in its last incarnation was based in [[Seattle]], consisted of six multi-instrumentalists from a variety of musical backgrounds trained in disciplines ranging from [[classical music]] and [[jazz]] to [[heavy metal music|heavy metal]].<ref>{{cite web|url = http://www.estradasphere.com/frame_band.php|title = Estradasphere's website|access-date = 2007-07-21|quote = Estradasphere is a band of multi-instrumentalists from an unlikely variety of musical backgrounds. Timb Harris (violin/trumpet), Jason Schimmel (guitar/banjo/keyboards/vocals), Tim Smolens (upright and electric bass/vocals), Kevin Kmetz (Tsugaru Shamisen/guitar/keyboards), Adam Stacey (accordion/keyboards/clavinet), and Lee Smith (drums/percussion) were trained in disciplines ranging from classical and jazz to metal. This diverse instrumental and stylistic palette enables them to execute a vast array of orchestrations and even forge entirely new genres such as "Bulgarian Surf," "Romanian Gypsy-Metal," and "Spaghetti Eastern."|url-status = dead|archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20070716114137/http://www.estradasphere.com/frame_band.php|archive-date = 2007-07-16}}</ref>
'''Estradasphere''' was an American [[experimental rock]] band that originated in [[Santa Cruz, California]], during the late 1990s. The band, which in its last incarnation was based in [[Seattle]], consisted of six multi-instrumentalists from a variety of musical backgrounds trained in disciplines ranging from [[classical music]] and [[jazz]] to [[heavy metal music|heavy metal]].<ref>{{cite web|url = http://www.estradasphere.com/frame_band.php|title = Estradasphere's website|access-date = 2007-07-21|quote = Estradasphere is a band of multi-instrumentalists from an unlikely variety of musical backgrounds. Timb Harris (violin/trumpet), Jason Schimmel (guitar/banjo/keyboards/vocals), Tim Smolens (upright and electric bass/vocals), Kevin Kmetz (Tsugaru Shamisen/guitar/keyboards), Adam Stacey (accordion/keyboards/clavinet), and Lee Smith (drums/percussion) were trained in disciplines ranging from classical and jazz to metal. This diverse instrumental and stylistic palette enables them to execute a vast array of orchestrations and even forge entirely new genres such as "Bulgarian Surf," "Romanian Gypsy-Metal," and "Spaghetti Eastern."|url-status = dead|archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20070716114137/http://www.estradasphere.com/frame_band.php|archive-date = 2007-07-16}}</ref>


In November 2007, members of Estradasphere started touring with [[Amanda Palmer]] of [[The Dresden Dolls]],<ref>[http://threeimaginarygirls.com/liveshowreview/2007nov/amandapalmerwithestradasphere Live show review of Amanda Palmer with Estradasphere @ 608 Club in Ballard by Three Imaginary Girls] {{webarchive |url=https://web.archive.org/web/20091205203409/http://threeimaginarygirls.com/liveshowreview/2007nov/amandapalmerwithestradasphere |date=December 5, 2009 }}</ref> as well as helping to produce her debut solo album ''[[Who Killed Amanda Palmer]]''.<ref>[http://www.estradasphere.com/news.php Estradasphere touring with Amanda Palmer] {{webarchive |url=https://web.archive.org/web/20091105182444/http://www.estradasphere.com/news.php |date=November 5, 2009 }}</ref>
In November 2007, members of Estradasphere started touring with [[Amanda Palmer]] of [[The Dresden Dolls]],<ref>[http://threeimaginarygirls.com/liveshowreview/2007nov/amandapalmerwithestradasphere Live show review of Amanda Palmer with Estradasphere @ 608 Club in Ballard by Three Imaginary Girls] {{webarchive |url=https://web.archive.org/web/20091205203409/http://threeimaginarygirls.com/liveshowreview/2007nov/amandapalmerwithestradasphere |date=December 5, 2009 }}</ref> as well as helping to produce her debut solo album ''[[Who Killed Amanda Palmer]]''.<ref>[http://www.estradasphere.com/news.php Estradasphere touring with Amanda Palmer] {{webarchive |url=https://web.archive.org/web/20091105182444/http://www.estradasphere.com/news.php |date=November 5, 2009 }}</ref>


The band is on a "''permanent hiatus''"<ref name="hiatus">{{cite web|url = http://www.facebook.com/pages/Estradasphere/8327820635|title = Estradasphere's Facebook|access-date = 2011-08-03}}</ref> since 2010.
The band is on a "permanent hiatus"<ref name="hiatus">{{cite web|url = http://www.facebook.com/pages/Estradasphere/8327820635|title = Estradasphere's Facebook| website=[[Facebook]] |access-date = 2011-08-03}}</ref> since 2010.


==Music==
==Music==
Estradasphere were influenced by many different artists from many different subgenres, such as [[jazz]], [[funk]], [[techno]], [[classical music]], [[Pop music|pop]], [[Heavy metal music|heavy metal]], [[New Age]], [[Latin American music|Latin]], [[Music of Southeastern Europe|Balkan]], [[Music of Greece|Greek]] and [[Roma music|gypsy]].<ref name=official>{{cite web|url = http://www.myspace.com/estradasphere|title = Estradasphere's MySpace|access-date = 2007-07-21|quote =Estradasphere is a band trained in disciplines ranging from classical and jazz to metal.}}</ref> They were influenced by artists such as [[The Beach Boys]] and [[Secret Chiefs 3]], and have been compared to [[Mr. Bungle]],<ref>{{cite web|url = {{Allmusic|class=artist|id=p459926/biography|pure_url=yes}}|title = Biography @ Allmusic|access-date = 2007-07-21|quote =Unmistakably derived from the genre-bending loins of experimental rockers Mr. Bungle and Secret Chiefs 3, Estradasphere respectfully lives up to the ambitious musical aims of their wildly talented mentors.}}</ref> [[Frank Zappa]] and [[John Zorn]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.ssmt-reviews.com/db/searchrev.php?artistID=408&showReview=true |title=SSMT Reviews |access-date=2007-07-21 |quote=Estradasphere returns with another collection of Zappa-esquely varied songs spanning almost every musical genre invented since early ''Homo sapiens'' individuals first blew into hollow branches recreationally. |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070927141556/http://www.ssmt-reviews.com/db/searchrev.php?artistID=408&showReview=true |archive-date=2007-09-27 |url-status=dead }}</ref> Similarly to Mr. Bungle and Secret Chiefs 3, the band mixes several genres in its songs.<ref>{{cite web|url = {{Allmusic|class=artist|id=p459926/biography|pure_url=yes}}|title = Biography @ Allmusic|access-date = 2007-07-21|quote = Their hectic mix of jazz, metal, video game themes, and bluegrass was eaten up by hardcore Mr. Bungle fans, but went largely unnoticed elsewhere.}}</ref> The band was a self-proclaimed inventor of bizarre genres such as "Bulgarian Surf", "Romanian Gypsy-Metal", and "Spaghetti Eastern"<ref name=official /> and sounded like "Psychedelic-Sci-fi", "Gypsy-Metal-Jazz" and "Epic-Cinema-Thon", according to its [[MySpace]].<ref>{{cite web|url = http://www.myspace.com/estradasphere|title = Estradasphere's MySpace|access-date = 2007-07-21|quote =Sounds like a Psychedelic-Sci-fi... Gypsy-Metal-Jazz... Epic-Cinema-Thon.}}</ref>
Estradasphere were influenced by many different artists from many different subgenres, such as [[jazz]], [[funk]], [[techno]], [[classical music]], [[Pop music|pop]], [[Heavy metal music|heavy metal]], [[New Age]], [[Latin American music|Latin]], [[Music of Southeastern Europe|Balkan]], [[klezmer]], [[Music of Greece|Greek]] and [[Romani music|Romani]].<ref name=official>{{cite web|url = http://www.myspace.com/estradasphere|title = Estradasphere's MySpace|access-date = 2007-07-21|quote =Estradasphere is a band trained in disciplines ranging from classical and jazz to metal.}}</ref> They were influenced by artists such as [[The Beach Boys]] and [[Secret Chiefs 3]], and have been compared to [[Mr. Bungle]],<ref>{{cite web|url = {{Allmusic|class=artist|id=p459926/biography|pure_url=yes}}|title = Biography @ Allmusic|access-date = 2007-07-21|quote =Unmistakably derived from the genre-bending loins of experimental rockers Mr. Bungle and Secret Chiefs 3, Estradasphere respectfully lives up to the ambitious musical aims of their wildly talented mentors.}}</ref> [[Frank Zappa]] and [[John Zorn]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.ssmt-reviews.com/db/searchrev.php?artistID=408&showReview=true |title=SSMT Reviews |access-date=2007-07-21 |quote=Estradasphere returns with another collection of Zappa-esquely varied songs spanning almost every musical genre invented since early ''Homo sapiens'' individuals first blew into hollow branches recreationally. |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070927141556/http://www.ssmt-reviews.com/db/searchrev.php?artistID=408&showReview=true |archive-date=2007-09-27 |url-status=dead }}</ref> Similarly to Mr. Bungle and Secret Chiefs 3, the band mixes several genres in its songs.<ref>{{cite web|url = {{Allmusic|class=artist|id=p459926/biography|pure_url=yes}}|title = Biography @ Allmusic|access-date = 2007-07-21|quote = Their hectic mix of jazz, metal, video game themes, and bluegrass was eaten up by hardcore Mr. Bungle fans, but went largely unnoticed elsewhere.}}</ref> The band was a self-proclaimed inventor of bizarre genres such as "Bulgarian Surf", "Romanian Gypsy-Metal", and "Spaghetti Eastern"<ref name=official /> and sounded like "Psychedelic-Sci-fi", "Gypsy-Metal-Jazz" and "Epic-Cinema-Thon", according to its [[MySpace]].<ref>{{cite web|url = http://www.myspace.com/estradasphere|title = Estradasphere's MySpace|access-date = 2007-07-21|quote =Sounds like a Psychedelic-Sci-fi... Gypsy-Metal-Jazz... Epic-Cinema-Thon.}}</ref>


In 1997, members of the group released an [[avant-garde metal]] album called ''Koolaid Moustache in Jonestown'' under the name Don Salsa.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.xtrememusic.org/features/donsalsa.html |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080401030853/http://www.xtrememusic.org/features/donsalsa.html |url-status=dead |archive-date=1 April 2008 |title=Exclusive Interview |last=Sanvicens |first=Justin |date=14 July 2004 |website=Xtreme Music |access-date=6 October 2017}}</ref>
In 1997, members of the group released an [[avant-garde metal]] album called ''Koolaide Moustache in Jonestown'' under the name Don Salsa.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.xtrememusic.org/features/donsalsa.html |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080401030853/http://www.xtrememusic.org/features/donsalsa.html |url-status=dead |archive-date=1 April 2008 |title=Exclusive Interview |last=Sanvicens |first=Justin |date=14 July 2004 |website=Xtreme Music |access-date=6 October 2017}}</ref>


==Band members==
==Band members==
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===Members ===
===Members ===
According to www.estradasphere.com:
According to www.estradasphere.com:
*[[Tim Smolens]] - [[double bass|standup bass]], [[bass guitar|electric bass]], [[Singing|vocals]], [[Sound recording and reproduction|audio production/engineering]]
*Tim Smolens - [[double bass|standup bass]], [[bass guitar|electric bass]], [[Singing|vocals]], [[Sound recording and reproduction|audio production/engineering]]
*[[Timb Harris]] - [[violin]], [[trumpet]], [[mandolin]], [[guitar]], [[Singing|vocals]]
*[[Timba Harris]] - [[violin]], [[trumpet]], [[mandolin]], [[guitar]], [[Singing|vocals]]
*[[Jason Schimmel]] - [[guitar]], [[Keyboard instrument|keyboards]], [[banjo]], [[Singing|vocals]]
*[[Jason Schimmel]] - [[guitar]], [[Keyboard instrument|keyboards]], [[banjo]], [[Singing|vocals]]
*Lee Smith - [[Drum kit|drums]]
*Lee Smith - [[Drum kit|drums]]
*[[Kevin Kmetz]] - [[Tsugaru-jamisen|tsugaru shamisen]], [[guitar]], [[Keyboard instrument|keyboards]]
*Kevin Kmetz - [[Tsugaru-jamisen|tsugaru shamisen]], [[guitar]], [[Keyboard instrument|keyboards]]
*[[Adam Stacey]] - [[accordion]], [[Keyboard instrument|keyboards]], [[Singing|vocals]]
*Adam Stacey - [[accordion]], [[Keyboard instrument|keyboards]], [[Singing|vocals]]


===Former members===
===Former members===
*[[David Murray (drummer)|David Murray]] - [[Drum kit|drums]]
*David Murray - [[Drum kit|drums]]
*[[John Whooley]] - [[saxophone]], [[accordion]], [[Singing|vocals]]
*[[John Whooley]] - [[saxophone]], [[accordion]], [[Singing|vocals]]


==Discography==
==Discography==
;Studio albums
{|class="wikitable"
* ''[[It's Understood]]'' (2000)
|-
⚫
* ''[[Buck Fever]]'' (2001)
!Title
⚫
* ''[[Quadropus]]'' (2003)
!Release Date
⚫
* ''[[Palace of Mirrors]]'' (2006)
!Label
;Extended plays
|-
|''[[It's Understood]]'' (LP)
* ''[[The Silent Elk of Yesterday]]'' (2001)
⚫
* ''The Pegasus Vault'' (2008)
|June 26, 2000
;Live albums
|Mimicry
* ''These are the Days'' (2000)
|-
⚫
* ''Passion for Life'' (2004)
|''[[These are the Days (Estradasphere)|These are the Days]]'' (VHS)
* ''These are the Days'' (2005)
|2000
⚫
* ''Palace of Mirrors - Live'' (2007)
|
|-
|''[[The Silent Elk of Yesterday]]'' (EP)
|September 18, 2001
|Mimicry
|-
⚫
|''[[Buck Fever]]'' (LP)
|2001
|Mimicry
|-
⚫
|''[[Quadropus]]'' (LP)
|October 28, 2003
|Mimicry
|-
⚫
|''[[Passion for Life]]'' (LP/DVD)
|March 9, 2004
|Mimicry
|-
|''[[These are the Days (Estradasphere)|These are the Days]]'' (DVD Reissue)
|October 3, 2005
|
|-
⚫
|''[[Palace of Mirrors]]'' (LP)
|September 19, 2006
|The End
|-
⚫
|''[[Palace of Mirrors - Live]]'' (DVD)
|2007
|The End
|-
⚫
|''[[The Pegasus Vault EP]]'' (EP)
|February, 2008
|Lobefood
|}


==Notes==
==Notes==
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*[http://www.estradasphere.com Estradasphere's official website]
*[http://www.estradasphere.com Estradasphere's official website]
*[http://www.myspace.com/estradasphere Estradasphere] [[MySpace]]
*[http://www.myspace.com/estradasphere Estradasphere] [[MySpace]]
*[http://www.theendrecords.com The End Records] - website of Estradasphere's current record label.
*[http://www.theendrecords.com The End Records] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100721234604/http://www.theendrecords.com/ |date=2010-07-21 }} - website of Estradasphere's current record label.
*[http://www.webofmimicry.com Web of Mimicry] - website for Estradasphere's former record label.
*[http://www.webofmimicry.com Web of Mimicry] - website for Estradasphere's former record label.
*[https://web.archive.org/web/20081204104415/http://www.obnoxiouslisteners.com/album/buck-fever-estradasphere/ Obnoxious Listeners: Estradasphere]
*[https://web.archive.org/web/20081204104415/http://www.obnoxiouslisteners.com/album/buck-fever-estradasphere/ Obnoxious Listeners: Estradasphere]

Latest revision as of 09:20, 1 December 2024

Estradasphere
Estradasphere performing in 2007
Estradasphere performing in 2007
Background information
OriginSanta Cruz, California, United States
Seattle, Washington, United States (now)
GenresExperimental rock
Experimental metal
Years active1998–2008
Labels
Past membersBand members

Estradasphere was an American experimental rock band that originated in Santa Cruz, California, during the late 1990s. The band, which in its last incarnation was based in Seattle, consisted of six multi-instrumentalists from a variety of musical backgrounds trained in disciplines ranging from classical music and jazz to heavy metal.[1]

In November 2007, members of Estradasphere started touring with Amanda Palmer of The Dresden Dolls,[2] as well as helping to produce her debut solo album Who Killed Amanda Palmer.[3]

The band is on a "permanent hiatus"[4] since 2010.

Music

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Estradasphere were influenced by many different artists from many different subgenres, such as jazz, funk, techno, classical music, pop, heavy metal, New Age, Latin, Balkan, klezmer, Greek and Romani.[5] They were influenced by artists such as The Beach Boys and Secret Chiefs 3, and have been compared to Mr. Bungle,[6] Frank Zappa and John Zorn.[7] Similarly to Mr. Bungle and Secret Chiefs 3, the band mixes several genres in its songs.[8] The band was a self-proclaimed inventor of bizarre genres such as "Bulgarian Surf", "Romanian Gypsy-Metal", and "Spaghetti Eastern"[5] and sounded like "Psychedelic-Sci-fi", "Gypsy-Metal-Jazz" and "Epic-Cinema-Thon", according to its MySpace.[9]

In 1997, members of the group released an avant-garde metal album called Koolaide Moustache in Jonestown under the name Don Salsa.[10]

Band members

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Members

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According to www.estradasphere.com:

Former members

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Discography

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Studio albums
Extended plays
Live albums
  • These are the Days (2000)
  • Passion for Life (2004)
  • These are the Days (2005)
  • Palace of Mirrors - Live (2007)

Notes

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  1. ^ "Estradasphere's website". Archived from the original on 2007-07-16. Retrieved 2007-07-21. Estradasphere is a band of multi-instrumentalists from an unlikely variety of musical backgrounds. Timb Harris (violin/trumpet), Jason Schimmel (guitar/banjo/keyboards/vocals), Tim Smolens (upright and electric bass/vocals), Kevin Kmetz (Tsugaru Shamisen/guitar/keyboards), Adam Stacey (accordion/keyboards/clavinet), and Lee Smith (drums/percussion) were trained in disciplines ranging from classical and jazz to metal. This diverse instrumental and stylistic palette enables them to execute a vast array of orchestrations and even forge entirely new genres such as "Bulgarian Surf," "Romanian Gypsy-Metal," and "Spaghetti Eastern."
  2. ^ Live show review of Amanda Palmer with Estradasphere @ 608 Club in Ballard by Three Imaginary Girls Archived December 5, 2009, at the Wayback Machine
  3. ^ Estradasphere touring with Amanda Palmer Archived November 5, 2009, at the Wayback Machine
  4. ^ "Estradasphere's Facebook". Facebook. Retrieved 2011-08-03.
  5. ^ a b "Estradasphere's MySpace". Retrieved 2007-07-21. Estradasphere is a band trained in disciplines ranging from classical and jazz to metal.
  6. ^ "Biography @ Allmusic". Retrieved 2007-07-21. Unmistakably derived from the genre-bending loins of experimental rockers Mr. Bungle and Secret Chiefs 3, Estradasphere respectfully lives up to the ambitious musical aims of their wildly talented mentors.
  7. ^ "SSMT Reviews". Archived from the original on 2007-09-27. Retrieved 2007-07-21. Estradasphere returns with another collection of Zappa-esquely varied songs spanning almost every musical genre invented since early Homo sapiens individuals first blew into hollow branches recreationally.
  8. ^ "Biography @ Allmusic". Retrieved 2007-07-21. Their hectic mix of jazz, metal, video game themes, and bluegrass was eaten up by hardcore Mr. Bungle fans, but went largely unnoticed elsewhere.
  9. ^ "Estradasphere's MySpace". Retrieved 2007-07-21. Sounds like a Psychedelic-Sci-fi... Gypsy-Metal-Jazz... Epic-Cinema-Thon.
  10. ^ Sanvicens, Justin (14 July 2004). "Exclusive Interview". Xtreme Music. Archived from the original on 1 April 2008. Retrieved 6 October 2017.
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